The engine gets you on pole and the engine gets you 8, 9 seconds ahead from that 1st place position. Unless areo means fly, it's not anywhere equal to engine hp. on thefront where it counts!

Well look at RB. They had a very weak engine in Renault last year but managed to defeat us and win two races due to their superior aero. Imagine if they had a Ferrari engine or a Merc engine? I think both chassis and engine are equally important now.

I still am a big believer in big engine Hp being the main thing to get on pole and win. But!! the car needs a real gearbox! Ferrari seems to be cured of this illness, but it's only one race old so far.

Engine power gets pole pos. Then as you say a driver like Kimi or Seb with championship control up front gets the win. Enzo knew a bit about racing, and I'm with him 100% , a powerfull engine is the winner. One can list the top 2017 top areo cars and then list how far behind Ferrari they came in last race. Having a " Total package" is every teams goal, but the engine is what moves the car.

Marko, though, does concedes that the Renault power unit is still not the pick of the bunch.

“Unfortunately, we are currently number three in all of these areas, which makes it difficult,” he said referring to ‘top performance, energy use, consumption and drivability’.
“The Mercedes package is simply superior in all areas, only in the top performance is Ferrari close. They [Mercedes] still hit five tenths – even if Lauda says there are only three.”

Marko, though, does concedes that the Renault power unit is still not the pick of the bunch.

“Unfortunately, we are currently number three in all of these areas, which makes it difficult,” he said referring to ‘top performance, energy use, consumption and drivability’.
“The Mercedes package is simply superior in all areas, only in the top performance is Ferrari close. They [Mercedes] still hit five tenths – even if Lauda says there are only three.”

#3 in all the areas except on the podium, Ferrari is #1 !! Merc can keep their superiority in all areas except on the podium after each race.